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Nickel 617 vs. EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4848 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4848 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
45.4 to 55.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030