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Nickel 685 vs. R56401 Titanium

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 20
17
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 770
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
36
Density, g/cm3 8.4
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
5.5 to 6.5
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0