N09777 Nickel vs. K93500 Alloy

Both N09777 nickel and K93500 alloy are metals with high concentrations of iron and nickel. This makes them relatively similar, despite formally belonging to different alloy families. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N09777 nickel and the bottom bar is K93500 alloy.

UNS N09777 Nickel-Iron Alloy UNS K93500 Low Expansion Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		38
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		100
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		65

Embodied Water, L/kg		200
Embodied Water, L/kg		130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 27

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.35
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.1

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		14 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.25

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		5.0

Iron (Fe), %		28.5 to 47.5
Iron (Fe), %		61.4 to 63

Magnesium (Mg), %		0
Magnesium (Mg), %		0 to 0.1

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.6

Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.5 to 5.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		34 to 42
Nickel (Ni), %		32

Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.1
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.25

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.1

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.1