Nickel 601 vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel
Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CC50 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 890 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 14 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 170 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 30 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 25 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 4.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 25 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 7.7 to 20 | |
| 62.9 to 74 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 63 | |
| 0 to 4.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |