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Nickel 601 vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 69% 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 601 and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
32
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025