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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Shear Strength, MPa 540
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
90
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0