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Nickel 718 vs. Nickel 601

Both nickel 718 and nickel 601 are nickel alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 718 and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460 to 760
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 660 to 950
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930 to 1530
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510 to 1330
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Curie Temperature, °C -110
-200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
49
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 390
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660 to 4560
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 51
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 35
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 44
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
21 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 11.1 to 24.6
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 55
58 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.65 to 1.2
0