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Nickel 601 vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% 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 nickel 601 and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
20
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030