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AISI 436 Stainless Steel vs. N06210 Nickel

AISI 436 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 436 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 25
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
85
Shear Strength, MPa 320
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
85
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 83.3
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.8 to 62.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35