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EN 1.5662 Steel vs. Nickel 686

EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 686.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 20
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 450
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 470
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 660
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1150
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
49.5 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.4
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0