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N08024 Nickel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

N08024 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S38100 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08024 nickel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
20
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 99
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22.5 to 25
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 26.6 to 38.4
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 40
17.5 to 18.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030