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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 601

N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
49
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
58 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants