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Nickel 201 vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42 to 210
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
79
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 380
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
17
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
380
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
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030