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Nickel 686 vs. AISI 317 Stainless Steel

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 38% 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is AISI 317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
35 to 55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
250 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 560
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
21
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
210 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
150 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0