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Grade M35-1 Nickel vs. S31655 Stainless Steel

Grade M35-1 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31655 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-1 nickel and the bottom bar is S31655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
63.2 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 59.8 to 74
8.0 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015