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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. N06210 Nickel

AISI 420F stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 18
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
85
Shear Strength, MPa 460
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
85
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35