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N06210 Nickel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% 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 S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
79
Shear Strength, MPa 560
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
14
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
21.5 to 24.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
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