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Nickel 686 vs. EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 560
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
22
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
57.6 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0.5 to 1.0