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Grade M35-2 Nickel vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

Grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-2 nickel and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
80.6 to 84.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.1 to 74
2.0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4