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Nickel 601 vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
19
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020