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Nickel 693 vs. S31655 Stainless Steel

Nickel 693 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31655 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 693 and the bottom bar is S31655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 440
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.1
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
17
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 6.0
63.2 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 53.3 to 67.5
8.0 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 1.0
0