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Nickel 685 vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 10 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 685 and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 20
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
3.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
2.0 to 2.8
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
94.4 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0