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Nickel 201 vs. Nickel 617

Both nickel 201 and nickel 617 are nickel alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42 to 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
80
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 380
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
75
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
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), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
44.5 to 62
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015