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N06230 Nickel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
17
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
17.5 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
57.6 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0