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Nickel 686 vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

Both nickel 686 and EN 2.4951 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
60
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
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
0.2 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0