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N06035 Nickel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 N06035 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, % 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Shear Strength, MPa 440
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
15
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 32.3 to 34.3
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.6 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.1 to 60.2
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0