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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 600

EN 1.4401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 EN 1.4401 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
72 to 80
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants