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S44700 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

S44700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 380
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 68.5
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5