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Nickel 600 vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is S46800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
920
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
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
76.5 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.3