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Nickel 686 vs. N08810 Stainless Steel

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08810 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is N08810 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 560
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
39.5 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
30 to 35
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
0.15 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0