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N06455 Nickel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 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 N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 90
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 550
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
17.5 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0