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EN 2.4608 Nickel vs. Nickel 601

Both EN 2.4608 nickel and nickel 601 are nickel alloys. They have 83% 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 EN 2.4608 nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
49
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
21 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 11.4 to 23.8
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 47
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0