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S32101 Stainless Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

S32101 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 S32101 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
84
Shear Strength, MPa 490
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 73.3
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
58 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4