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Nickel 601 vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 39% 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
440 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants