Nickel 684 vs. SAE-AISI 1045 Steel
Nickel 684 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1045 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 684 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1045 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 310 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 390 | |
| 220 to 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 17 | |
| 40 to 51 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 710 | |
| 380 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1190 | |
| 620 to 680 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 800 | |
| 330 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 84 to 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1610 | |
| 300 to 900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 34 | |
| 20 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0030 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.43 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 20 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 13 to 20 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
| 98.5 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 42.7 to 64 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 2.5 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |