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Nickel 600 vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 34% 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 nickel 600 and the bottom bar is S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
18
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8