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N06210 Nickel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 20% 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
79
Shear Strength, MPa 560
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
12
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0