Nickel 600 vs. R05240 Alloy

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is R05240 alloy.

Nickel Alloy 600 (N06600, NA14)UNS R05240 Tantalum-Niobium Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150

Elongation at Break, %		3.4 to 35
Elongation at Break, %		25

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		57

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		270 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		190

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		6.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		14

Embodied Water, L/kg		250
Embodied Water, L/kg		460

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		31 to 180
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		59

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		190 to 1490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		90

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.8

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010

Chromium (Cr), %		14 to 17
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Hydrogen (H), %		0
Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.0015

Iron (Fe), %		6.0 to 10
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.010

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.020

Nickel (Ni), %		72 to 80
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		35 to 42

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.010

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		57.9 to 65

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.010

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.050