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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. N06250 Nickel

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
82
Shear Strength, MPa 490
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
7.4 to 19.4
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
50 to 54
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 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3