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Nickel 685 vs. AWS ERNiCrFe-5

Both nickel 685 and AWS ERNiCrFe-5 are nickel alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrFe-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
65
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.6
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 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
70 to 78.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5