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N10276 Nickel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 N10276 nickel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
74
Shear Strength, MPa 550
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
19
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 16.5
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 7.0
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 51 to 63.5
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0