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Nickel 685 vs. EN 1.5535 Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5535 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 1.5535 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 20
62 to 72
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
300 to 500

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
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
240 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
13 to 44

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
0.2 to 0.25
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
97.6 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