Nickel 601 vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel
Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 38 | |
| 5.7 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 380 | |
| 420 to 590 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 890 | |
| 960 to 1350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 800 | |
| 760 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 to 200 | |
| 71 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 1630 | |
| 1500 to 3590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 30 | |
| 34 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 25 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 25 | |
| 15.5 to 17.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 7.7 to 20 | |
| 72.3 to 78.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 63 | |
| 3.6 to 4.6 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |