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Nickel 242 vs. S33550 Stainless Steel

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 S33550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Shear Strength, MPa 570
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1360
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
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
24
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
25 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
48.8 to 58.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
16.5 to 20
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030