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N06060 Nickel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 34% 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 N06060 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, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 490
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
8.0 to 9.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0