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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M35-2 Nickel

AISI 430 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade M35-2 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 24
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
59.1 to 74
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030