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Nickel 685 vs. EN 1.5514 Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5514 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5514 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 20
64 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
470 to 1680

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
17 to 60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
17 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
14 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.8 to 99.099
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0