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Nickel 242 vs. N06985 Nickel

Both nickel 242 and N06985 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Shear Strength, MPa 570
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
55
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
18 to 21
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5