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S17600 Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 31% 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 S17600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 680
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 880
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940 to 1490
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70 to 150
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4390
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 54
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 37
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 50
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.6
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.5
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3