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Nickel 685 vs. ASTM A36 Carbon Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A36 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
99.25 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0