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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. N06920 Nickel

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% 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 N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
82
Shear Strength, MPa 410
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
55
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
230
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
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
36.9 to 53.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0