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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. N10624 Nickel

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Shear Strength, MPa 480
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
53.9 to 68
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010