N06230 Nickel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel
N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 29% 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 S21904 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 38 to 48 | |
| 17 to 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 360 | |
| 380 to 550 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 78 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 600 | |
| 510 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 840 | |
| 700 to 1000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 400 | |
| 390 to 910 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 330 | |
| 160 to 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 380 | |
| 380 to 2070 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 25 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 23 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.3 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 15 to 21 |
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 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 24 | |
| 19 to 21.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 59.5 to 67.4 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0.0050 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47.5 to 65.2 | |
| 5.5 to 7.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| 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 |