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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Shear Strength, MPa 490
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
240
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
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5