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S35135 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

Both S35135 stainless steel and N08120 nickel are metals with high concentrations of iron and nickel. This makes them relatively similar, despite formally belonging to different alloy families. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S35135 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Shear Strength, MPa 390
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
45
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 94
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 25
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 28.3 to 45
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.8
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 38
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5