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Nickel 685 vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 20
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 770
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
32
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
14

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 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
42 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0