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Nickel 617 vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Shear Strength, MPa 510
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
26
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
13 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5