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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 725

S32520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 725.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 560
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19 to 22.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
2.3 to 15.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
55 to 59
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.7