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Nickel 685 vs. EN 1.3520 Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3520 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.6
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
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
1.4 to 1.7
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
95.9 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0