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N08332 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel 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 N08332 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

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