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Nickel 686 vs. SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 51B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 SAE-AISI 51B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
280 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
390 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
400 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.1
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
73 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
420 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
97 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0