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Nickel 690 vs. Nickel 242

Both nickel 690 and nickel 242 are nickel alloys. They have 72% 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 690 and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 300
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
84
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
75
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015