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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. Nickel 601

Both EN 2.4951 nickel and nickel 601 are nickel alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
49
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
21 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0