Nickel 600 vs. R05200 Tantalum
Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R05200 tantalum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is R05200 tantalum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 35 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 990 | |
| 210 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 760 | |
| 140 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 6.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 17 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 650 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 180 | |
| 5.5 to 53 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 1490 | |
| 50 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 3.6 to 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 26 | |
| 4.8 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.6 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 29 | |
| 13 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 10 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 72 to 80 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 99.8 to 100 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |