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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 908

AISI 415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
70
Shear Strength, MPa 550
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
4.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8