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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 201

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
70
Shear Strength, MPa 410
270 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
65
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010