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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. N10675 Nickel

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10675 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 34
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
85
Shear Strength, MPa 410
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
80
Density, g/cm3 7.5
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
1.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
27 to 32
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
51.3 to 71
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1