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N06210 Nickel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 22% 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
12
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
15 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0