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Nickel 242 vs. S32760 Stainless Steel

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32760 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is S32760 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
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Shear Strength, MPa 570
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
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
22
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
23

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
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
57.6 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
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 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0