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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
90
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0