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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 825

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
41
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
22 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
38 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2