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EN 1.8946 Steel vs. Nickel 689

EN 1.8946 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 1.8946 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 16
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 350
790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 1.4
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.8 to 99.5
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
48.3 to 60.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.065
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.16
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
2.3 to 2.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0