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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. N06603 Nickel

AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 720
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 700
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
57.7 to 65.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1