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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 890

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 480
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
47
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
23.5 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
17.3 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
40 to 45
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6