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N06650 Nickel vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S17400 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 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
380 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 640
570 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
910 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
580 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
14
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
880 to 4060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
27 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
70.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0