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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

S32053 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 46
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Shear Strength, MPa 510
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
75
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
59.3 to 69
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015