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N08024 Nickel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

N08024 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08024 nickel and the bottom bar is S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 99
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22.5 to 25
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 26.6 to 38.4
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 40
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030