ASTM B780 Alloy vs. Nickel 201
ASTM B780 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B780 alloy and the bottom bar is nickel 201.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 9.1 | |
| 4.5 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 30 | |
| 70 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 to 340 | |
| 270 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 590 | |
| 390 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 70 to 76 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 62 to 68 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.5 | |
| 11 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.1 to 16 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 13 to 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 11 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 23.5 to 25.7 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 99 to 100 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 74 to 76 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |