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N06210 Nickel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 50% 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 N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
79
Shear Strength, MPa 560
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
32
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0