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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. N06110 Nickel

S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06110 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06110 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 51
53
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 550
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
84
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 620
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 910
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 310
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 2070
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
28 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
51 to 62
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 4.0