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N06650 Nickel vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S17600 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 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
8.6 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
300 to 680
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Shear Strength, MPa 640
560 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
940 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
13
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
70 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
850 to 4390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
28 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
31 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
71.3 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
6.0 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0