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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 908

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
70
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
4.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
1.2 to 1.8