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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. N06210 Nickel

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
85
Shear Strength, MPa 490
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
85
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
54.8 to 62.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
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