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N06060 Nickel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
14
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
14 to 16
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0