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Nickel 686 vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4878 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 560
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
15
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
16
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
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 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0