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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 617

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
44.5 to 62
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0