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Nickel 242 vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Shear Strength, MPa 570
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
18
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
17.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8