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Nickel 601 vs. Nickel 689

Both nickel 601 and nickel 689 are nickel alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
70
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
48.3 to 60.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8