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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. N06045 Nickel

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
42
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010