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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4668 Nickel

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4668 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 490
840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Boron (B), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
11.2 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2