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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ENiCu-7

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ENiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCu-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.75
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
20.6 to 38
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
62 to 69
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5