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N10276 Nickel vs. R56401 Titanium

N10276 nickel 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 (1, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10276 nickel and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 47
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Shear Strength, MPa 550
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.1
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
36
Density, g/cm3 9.1
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.4
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 16.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51 to 63.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
3.5 to 4.5