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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
75
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15