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Grade M35-2 Nickel vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

Grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30415 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 M35-2 nickel and the bottom bar is S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
67.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 59.1 to 74
9.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030