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Nickel 685 vs. EN 1.7272 Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7272 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7272 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
490 to 1650

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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
17 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
18 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
14 to 48

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
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.4 to 0.55
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.2 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0.1 to 0.15
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