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Nickel 617 vs. S82011 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S82011 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 S82011 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 510
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
20.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
68.6 to 76.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.1 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.27
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 0.020