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Nickel 685 vs. EN 1.0481 Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0481 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 1.0481 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
300

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
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
16

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
0.080 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
96.8 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.5
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