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Nickel 200 vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S43940 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 nickel 200 and the bottom bar is S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 44
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 350
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 540
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 370
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 370
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6