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AISI 302 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

AISI 302 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 302 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 46
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 520
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 830
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1430
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1100
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 260
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 3070
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 51
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 36
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
47 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0