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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 63% 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 S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 480
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5