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Nickel 601 vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 601 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
70
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0