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Nickel 601 vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

Both nickel 601 and EN 2.4632 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
75
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15