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Nickel 201 vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 nickel 201 and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42 to 210
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
80
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 380
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030