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AISI 308 Stainless Steel vs. N06210 Nickel

AISI 308 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 308 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
85
Shear Strength, MPa 410
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
85
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 71
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35