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Nickel 242 vs. S32003 Stainless Steel

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32003 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 S32003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Shear Strength, MPa 570
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
14
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
19.5 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
68.2 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
3.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020