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Nickel 242 vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Nickel 242 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Shear Strength, MPa 570
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
17
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
17.5 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030