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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 890

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
47
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
23.5 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
17.3 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
40 to 45
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.15 to 0.6