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Nickel 601 vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
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
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
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), % 58 to 63
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