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S44635 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 601

S44635 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% 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 S44635 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.5 to 68.5
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
58 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0