MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

N06210 Nickel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21800 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
75
Shear Strength, MPa 560
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
15
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
250
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
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
3.5 to 4.5
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