ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. Nickel 686
ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is nickel 686.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 | |
| 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 96 | |
| 410 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 | |
| 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 9.8 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 95 | |
| 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.9 to 74 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
| 49.5 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.25 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.4 |