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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

S32520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 20% 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 S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Shear Strength, MPa 560
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
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), % 24 to 26
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
59.3 to 69
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015