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N06210 Nickel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
12
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
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