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Nickel 685 vs. SAE-AISI 1524 Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1524 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 SAE-AISI 1524 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
14 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
230 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 20
39 to 48
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 770
360 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
320 to 540

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

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
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
270 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
18 to 21

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
0.19 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0