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S41041 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 617

S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 S41041 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 560
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 860
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 87.8
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
44.5 to 62
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015