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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. N06210 Nickel

AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 20% 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 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, % 23
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
85
Shear Strength, MPa 360
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
85
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
54.8 to 62.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
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