Nickel 684 vs. EN 1.0411 Steel
Nickel 684 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0411 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 nickel 684 and the bottom bar is EN 1.0411 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 310 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 12 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 390 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 17 | |
| 60 to 74 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 710 | |
| 300 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1190 | |
| 420 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 800 | |
| 270 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 43 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1610 | |
| 190 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 34 | |
| 13 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.3 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0030 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.18 to 0.22 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 20 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 13 to 20 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
| 98.7 to 99.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 42.7 to 64 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 2.5 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |