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Nickel 333 vs. S31730 Stainless Steel

Nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 333 and the bottom bar is S31730 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 85
78
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
24
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 9.3 to 24.5
52.4 to 61
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 48
15 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0