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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 80A

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
74
Shear Strength, MPa 590
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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 34
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
69.4 to 79.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7