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Nickel 686 vs. EN 1.5663 Steel

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5663 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 1.5663 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
7.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.010