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N06210 Nickel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S38100 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% 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 S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
20
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
1.5 to 2.5
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