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S20433 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 908

S20433 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 S20433 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 46
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
70
Shear Strength, MPa 440
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
4.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 72.4
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8