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S21600 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M35-2 Nickel

S21600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 S21600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade M35-2 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 46
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
59.1 to 74
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030