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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 617

EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 400
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
44.5 to 62
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015