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Nickel 600 vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

Both nickel 600 and grade CX2MW nickel are nickel alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
65
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
20 to 22.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
2.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
51.3 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35