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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. N09777 Nickel

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
38
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
14 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
28.5 to 47.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0