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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M35-2 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade M35-2 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
160
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
59.1 to 74
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0