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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

AISI 305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 AISI 305 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, % 34 to 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015