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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 718

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 718.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
460 to 760
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410
660 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
930 to 1530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
510 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
75
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
660 to 4560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
27 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
11.1 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.65 to 1.2