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Nickel 689 vs. AISI W2 Steel

Nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI W2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 689 and the bottom bar is AISI W2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
580 to 2400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
21 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
19 to 80

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.85 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 9.0 to 11
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
96.2 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.35 to 0.74
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 48.3 to 60.9
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35