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Nickel 685 vs. ASTM A514 Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A514 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 A514 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
240 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
470 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
490 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
790 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
690 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400 to 440
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
37 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.3 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.6 to 1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
21 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
48 to 57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
1280 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
23 to 24