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Nickel 617 vs. EN 1.4935 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4935 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.4935 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
16 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
350 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510
480 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
780 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
570 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
830 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
27 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.17 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
83 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35