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Nickel 686 vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

Both nickel 686 and EN 2.4878 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 686 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 560
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
80
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
2.8 to 3.2
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070