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Nickel 600 vs. EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 59% 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 nickel 600 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4886 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
38.7 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015