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Nickel 690 vs. R56401 Titanium

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 300
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
36
Density, g/cm3 8.3
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5