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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. N06250 Nickel

AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 670
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
7.4 to 19.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
50 to 54
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3