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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 686

EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 686.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 49
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 640
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
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 37
70
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
49.5 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
3.0 to 4.4