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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 825

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
41
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
22 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
38 to 46
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2