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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. N06985 Nickel

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 490
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
160
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
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
18 to 21
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5