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R56401 Titanium vs. Nickel 600

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 560
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
55
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0