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EN 1.4584 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 686

EN 1.4584 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4584 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, % 34
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
70
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 52
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
49.5 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.4