Nickel 601 vs. R60901 Alloy
Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is R60901 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 38 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 890 | |
| 500 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 800 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 to 200 | |
| 88 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 1630 | |
| 640 to 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 30 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 25 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 9.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 58 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 7.7 to 20 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 63 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 2.8 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 96.8 to 97.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.29 |