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N06650 Nickel vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 640
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
17
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
17.5 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
5.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0