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Nickel 617 vs. Nickel 601

Both nickel 617 and nickel 601 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 617 and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
49
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
21 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
58 to 63
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015