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Nickel 201 vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 nickel 201 and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42 to 210
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
74
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 380
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020