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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 201

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 45
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
70
Shear Strength, MPa 490
270 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
99 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010