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N06002 Nickel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21900 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06002 nickel and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Shear Strength, MPa 520
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.9
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
19 to 21.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.3 to 54
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0