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Nickel 600 vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

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
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035