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S32101 Stainless Steel vs. N07716 Nickel

S32101 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 S32101 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 12
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 73.3
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
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