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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. N08024 Nickel

S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08024 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08024 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
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
41
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
99
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
22.5 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
26.6 to 38.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
35 to 40
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035