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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. N06219 Nickel

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Shear Strength, MPa 410
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
60
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5