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Nickel 617 vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Shear Strength, MPa 510
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
70
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.4
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
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0