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S44535 Stainless Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

S44535 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 S44535 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 290
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
44
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 79.6
22 to 33.9
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
39 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.030 to 0.2
0.6 to 1.0