Nickel 685 vs. EN 1.1133 Steel
Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.1133 steel 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 EN 1.1133 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 350 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 | |
| 230 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 770 | |
| 370 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1250 | |
| 580 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 | |
| 320 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1820 | |
| 270 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 42 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 | |
| 18 to 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 | |
| 0.17 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 12 to 15 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 96.9 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 49.6 to 62.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.020 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |