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N06230 Nickel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
2.8

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
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
16

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 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
17.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
63 to 74.3
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
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 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0