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Nickel 601 vs. S82441 Stainless Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S82441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is S82441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
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
16
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
21

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
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
62.6 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050