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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. N10276 Nickel

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 17
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Shear Strength, MPa 480
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
4.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
51 to 63.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35