EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. Nickel 689
Both EN 2.4668 nickel and nickel 689 are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the aged (precipitation hardened) condition. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4668 nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 689.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 590 | |
| 420 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 80 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 840 | |
| 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1390 | |
| 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1160 | |
| 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 240 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3490 | |
| 1170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 46 | |
| 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0020 to 0.0060 | |
| 0.0030 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.080 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 21 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.2 to 24.6 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 9.0 to 10.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 55 | |
| 48.3 to 60.9 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 4.7 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
| 2.3 to 2.8 |