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Grade M35-2 Nickel vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

Grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30441 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 S30441 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
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
1370
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
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
18
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.1 to 74
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8