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Nickel 685 vs. EN 1.0425 Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0425 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 685 and the bottom bar is EN 1.0425 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
260

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
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
180
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
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.020 to 0.024
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
96.9 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0