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S17400 Stainless Steel vs. N06210 Nickel

S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 670
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
85
Shear Strength, MPa 570 to 830
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1390
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1250
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
85
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4060
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 49
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 46
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 78.9
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
54.8 to 62.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35