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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 670
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.3
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5