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N10276 Nickel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 N10276 nickel and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Shear Strength, MPa 550
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
17
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 16.5
17.5 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 7.0
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 51 to 63.5
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
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