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Grade M35-2 Nickel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-2 nickel and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 59.1 to 74
10.7 to 11.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8