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S32101 Stainless Steel vs. N06110 Nickel

S32101 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06110 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 25% 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 S32101 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, % 34
53
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
84
Shear Strength, MPa 490
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
28 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 73.3
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
9.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
51 to 62
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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