Nickel 689 vs. EN 1.7233 Steel
Nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7233 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 689 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7233 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 350 | |
| 210 to 290 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 18 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 | |
| 270 to 530 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 790 | |
| 450 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1250 | |
| 700 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 690 | |
| 380 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 430 |
| 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 | |
| 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 240 | |
| 110 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1170 | |
| 380 to 1630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 | |
| 25 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 22 to 28 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 | |
| 21 to 28 |
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 | |
| 0.39 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 96.2 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 9.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 48.3 to 60.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| 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 |