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Grade M35-2 Nickel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-2 nickel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
14
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 59.1 to 74
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030