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N06650 Nickel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% 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 N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Shear Strength, MPa 640
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
15 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0