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Grade M35-1 Nickel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Grade M35-1 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S43940 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 S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.8 to 74
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6