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Nickel 690 vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 690 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 300
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
17
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015