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S21900 Stainless Steel vs. N06985 Nickel

S21900 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% 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 N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 50
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 510
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

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
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
120
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
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 67.4
18 to 21
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
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 to 1.5