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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. N07716 Nickel

S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 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 S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 17 to 40
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.6