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Nickel 617 vs. EN 1.4016 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4016 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 617 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4016 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
210
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 Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
79.9 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015