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Nickel 617 vs. S42035 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S42035 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 S42035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
27
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
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

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 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
13.5 to 15.5
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
78.1 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5