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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 600

EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% 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 1.4659 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, % 49
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
75
Shear Strength, MPa 640
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
55
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
72 to 80
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
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
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0