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Nickel 684 vs. SAE-AISI 4012 Steel

Nickel 684 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4012 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 nickel 684 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 710
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1190
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
220

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
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1610
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.3
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.090 to 0.14
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
98.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 42.7 to 64
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 2.5 to 3.3
0