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Nickel 617 vs. Nickel 201

Both nickel 617 and nickel 201 are nickel alloys. They have 54% 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 617 and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
180
Elongation at Break, % 40
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
70
Shear Strength, MPa 510
270 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
65
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
99 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010