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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Niobium

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 2 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
270
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
7.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
99.5 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020