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N06210 Nickel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 26% 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 N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is S21640 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
78
Shear Strength, MPa 560
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
17
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
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