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S44535 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

S44535 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44535 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
84
Shear Strength, MPa 290
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 79.6
0 to 2.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.030 to 0.2
0