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Nickel 242 vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Shear Strength, MPa 570
650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
11 to 12
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3