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Nickel 242 vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
81
Shear Strength, MPa 570
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
39
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
26 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
29 to 36.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010