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Nickel 600 vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
87.3 to 90.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010