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Nickel 617 vs. S42030 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S42030 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 S42030 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
24

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 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
12 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
77.6 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
0
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