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N06058 Nickel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 321 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
220 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
77
Shear Strength, MPa 600
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
590 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
220 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
16
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
190 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
130 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
65.3 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0