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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. Nickel 685

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 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 EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 685.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
49.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.020 to 0.12