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N06060 Nickel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 35% 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 N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
510 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
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
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
5.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
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