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Nickel 617 vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
720 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
14 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
76.7 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
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 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.5