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N06985 Nickel vs. Nickel 242

Both N06985 nickel and nickel 242 are nickel alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06985 nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Shear Strength, MPa 480
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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 55
75
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23.5
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 8.0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 35.9 to 53.5
59.3 to 69
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.5
0