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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 30

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
82
Shear Strength, MPa 410
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
60
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0