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Nickel 242 vs. SAE-AISI S1 Steel

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
690 to 1840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
8.0
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
21 to 56

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
1.0 to 1.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
91.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3