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S17700 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

S17700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 S17700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 23
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 560
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1650
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1210
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 210
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3750
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 59
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39 to 54
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 70.5 to 76.8
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0