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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 470
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
44
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0 to 0.025
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
39 to 46
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0