Nickel 686 vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel
Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 686 and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
| 40 to 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 410 | |
| 230 to 360 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 560 | |
| 430 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
| 600 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 230 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 9.8 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 320 | |
| 240 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 140 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 67.3 to 74.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 49.5 to 63 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.020 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.0 to 4.4 | |
| 0 |