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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 200

S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 200.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
23 to 44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
120 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Shear Strength, MPa 650
300 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
120 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
42 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0