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Nickel 600 vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08926 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
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
33
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010