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N10276 Nickel vs. S20910 Stainless Steel

N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20910 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 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10276 nickel and the bottom bar is S20910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
14 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
310 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Shear Strength, MPa 550
500 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
780 to 940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
430 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.1
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
22
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
120 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
460 to 1640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.4
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 16.5
20.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 7.0
52.1 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 51 to 63.5
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.3