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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 600

S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S31730 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, % 40
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 370
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
72 to 80
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015