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Nickel 685 vs. EN 1.6311 Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6311 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6311 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
95.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0.4 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0