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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 600

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Calomel Potential, mV -80
-170
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
72 to 80
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants