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Nickel 685 vs. EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4849 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 685 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
42
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
11

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
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
32.6 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
36 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.5
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