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AISI 304LN Stainless Steel vs. N06650 Nickel

AISI 304LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 46
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 440
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 680
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1160
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 870
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 270
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1900
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 41
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 73.9
12 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5