Nickel 684 vs. SAE-AISI 1141 Steel
Nickel 684 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1141 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 SAE-AISI 1141 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 310 | |
| 210 to 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 390 | |
| 270 to 430 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 17 | |
| 34 to 39 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 710 | |
| 460 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1190 | |
| 740 to 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 800 | |
| 400 to 700 |
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 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 86 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1610 | |
| 430 to 1290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 34 | |
| 24 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0030 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.37 to 0.45 |
| 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 | |
| 97.7 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 42.7 to 64 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 2.5 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |