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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 617

S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 S64512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 700
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 890
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
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), % 80.6 to 84.7
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
44.5 to 62
Nitrogen (N), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0