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Nickel 601 vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

Both nickel 601 and grade CU5MCuC nickel are nickel alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
45
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030