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Nickel 242 vs. Nickel 600

Both nickel 242 and nickel 600 are nickel alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 242 and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Shear Strength, MPa 570
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
55
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015