Half-hard ASTM B780 Alloy vs. Half-hard Nickel 600
Half-hard ASTM B780 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while half-hard nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 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 half-hard ASTM B780 alloy and the bottom bar is half-hard nickel 600.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 30 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 | |
| 830 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 73 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 65 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.5 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 23.5 to 25.7 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 6.0 to 10 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 72 to 80 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 74 to 76 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |