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Nickel 600 vs. S44625 Stainless Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44625 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 S44625 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
14
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
69.4 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020