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EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 685

EN 1.4512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 685.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.8 to 89.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.65
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.020 to 0.12