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N06210 Nickel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
80
Shear Strength, MPa 560
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
630

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
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
20
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0