Nickel 600 vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.

Nickel Alloy 600 (N06600, NA14)50Cr-50Ni (R20500) Casting Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Elongation at Break, %		3.4 to 35
Elongation at Break, %		5.7

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.26

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		270 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		55
Base Metal Price, % relative		50

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		250
Embodied Water, L/kg		350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		31 to 180
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		31

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		190 to 1490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		350

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		14 to 17
Chromium (Cr), %		48 to 52

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		6.0 to 10
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		72 to 80
Nickel (Ni), %		44.5 to 52

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5