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Nickel 617 vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 510
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

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 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
42 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
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