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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 617

EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 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 EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
44.5 to 62
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015