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Nickel 617 vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is AISI 334 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
22
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
55.7 to 62.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
19 to 21
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6