MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

S17400 Stainless Steel vs. N06975 Nickel

S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06975 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 39% 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06975 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 670
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Shear Strength, MPa 570 to 830
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1390
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1250
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4060
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 49
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 46
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 78.9
10.2 to 23.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
47 to 52
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.7 to 1.5