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Nickel 686 vs. EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4116 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 EN 1.4116 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
8.0
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
14 to 15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
81.3 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2