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N06002 Nickel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N06002 nickel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 41
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
75
Shear Strength, MPa 520
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.3 to 54
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0