Nickel 686 vs. N06025 Nickel
Both nickel 686 and N06025 nickel are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
32 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 410 | |
220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 560 | |
500 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
760 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
320 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
1000 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
1350 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 | |
1300 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 9.8 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
1.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
50 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
290 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 320 | |
190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
240 |
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 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
2.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
1.8 to 2.4 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
24 to 26 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
8.0 to 11 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 15 to 17 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 49.5 to 63 | |
59.2 to 65.9 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.020 to 0.25 | |
0.1 to 0.2 |
Tungsten (W), % | 3.0 to 4.4 | |
0 |
Yttrium (Y), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.12 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0.010 to 0.1 |