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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 600

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
31 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
20 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
72 to 80
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0

Comparable Variants