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EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 600

EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 1.4945 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, % 19 to 34
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 350
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 740
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 550
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 760
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 65.7
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
72 to 80
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0