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Nickel 242 vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Shear Strength, MPa 570
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
32
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
17 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025