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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 600

EN 1.4537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Shear Strength, MPa 480
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
72 to 80
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015