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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 825

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
41
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
22 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
38 to 46
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.6 to 1.2