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N08024 Nickel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

N08024 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08024 nickel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 99
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22.5 to 25
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 26.6 to 38.4
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 40
13 to 17
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020