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Grade N7M Nickel vs. S82031 Stainless Steel

Grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S82031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 grade N7M nickel and the bottom bar is S82031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
13
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
68 to 78.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 30 to 33
0.6 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 60.9 to 70
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050