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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. N06210 Nickel

S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 33% 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
85
Shear Strength, MPa 430
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
85
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35