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Nickel 617 vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.2 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
250 to 1020
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
18
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
65 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2