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Nickel 685 vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A3 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
700 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
6.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
25 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
23 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
23 to 70

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
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
4.8 to 5.5
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
88.7 to 92
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0