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Nickel 201 vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42 to 210
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 380
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030