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Nickel 689 vs. EN 1.6956 Steel

Nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6956 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 689 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6956 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
370
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
680
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 790
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
1230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 690
1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1170
3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
36

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
0.28 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
1.0 to 1.7
Cobalt (Co), % 9.0 to 11
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
92.4 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 48.3 to 60.9
2.9 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.25