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N06058 Nickel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

N06058 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
75
Shear Strength, MPa 600
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0