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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 825

S32520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 560
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
41
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
22 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
38 to 46
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2