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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M35-2 Nickel

S45000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade M35-2 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 650
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
59.1 to 74
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030