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AISI 302 Stainless Steel vs. N06002 Nickel

AISI 302 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% 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 AISI 302 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 46
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 520
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 830
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1430
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1100
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 260
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 3070
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 51
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
42.3 to 54
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0