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Nickel 686 vs. EN 1.0545 Steel

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0545 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 686 and the bottom bar is EN 1.0545 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
95.5 to 99.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14