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S32003 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 908

S32003 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 S32003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
70
Shear Strength, MPa 480
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
4.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22.5
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 68.2 to 75.9
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8