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Nickel 601 vs. Type 2 Niobium

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Type 2 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 Type 2 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
99.5 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020