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Nickel 333 vs. Nickel 242

Both nickel 333 and nickel 242 are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 60% 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 nickel 333 and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
84
Shear Strength, MPa 420
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
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 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.3 to 24.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 48
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0