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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4668 Nickel

S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4668 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 430
840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
75
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Boron (B), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.020 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
11.2 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2