Nickel 601 vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

Nickel Alloy 601 (N06601, NA49)60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.25

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		87

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		290 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		49

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		280
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		210 to 1630
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		1.0 to 1.7
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		21 to 25
Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		7.7 to 20
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		58 to 63
Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5