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N08700 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 600

N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 82
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 42 to 52.7
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
72 to 80
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015