Nickel 685 vs. SAE-AISI 1547 Steel
Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1547 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1547 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 350 | |
200 to 220 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 | |
270 to 430 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 20 | |
32 to 40 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 770 | |
440 to 480 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1250 | |
740 to 800 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 | |
400 to 690 |
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 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
80 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1820 | |
430 to 1280 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 42 | |
26 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
23 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 | |
23 to 25 |
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 | |
0.43 to 0.51 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 12 to 15 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
97.8 to 98.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
1.4 to 1.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 5.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 49.6 to 62.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0.020 to 0.12 | |
0 |