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Nickel 685 vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5520 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
210 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 20
62 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
300 to 480

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
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
12 to 41

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
0.15 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 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
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