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Nickel 333 vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

Nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 333 and the bottom bar is S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 9.3 to 24.5
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 48
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0