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AWS BNi-7 vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

AWS BNi-7 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S35500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-7 and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 67
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
34 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
15 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
73.2 to 77.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.040
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 73.3 to 77.3
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 9.7 to 10.5
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0