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AISI 201LN Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

AISI 201LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 AISI 201LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 51
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340 to 540
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 680
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1060
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 770
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230 to 310
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 1520
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 38
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 73.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 6.4 to 7.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
59.3 to 69
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015