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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. N07716 Nickel

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.6