Nickel 601 vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel
Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A302 alloy steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 38 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 380 | |
| 250 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 530 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 890 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 800 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 39 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 7.2 to 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 8.2 to 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 2.4 to 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 48 to 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 to 200 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 1630 | |
| 330 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 30 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 25 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 17 to 18 |