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S21900 Stainless Steel vs. N06002 Nickel

S21900 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S21900 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 50
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 510
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 67.4
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
42.3 to 54
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0