Nickel 685 vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel
Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 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 nickel 685 and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 6.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 | |
| 96 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1250 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 | |
| 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 14 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 21 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1820 | |
| 95 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 42 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 4.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 | |
| 14 |
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 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 12 to 15 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 61.9 to 74 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 49.6 to 62.5 | |
| 0 to 4.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.020 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |