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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 686

EN 1.4371 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 EN 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 686.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
49.5 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.4