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Nickel 689 vs. SAE-AISI 1021 Steel

Nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1021 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 689 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
130 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
17 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 21
46 to 54
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 790
310 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
480 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 690
260 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
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
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1170
180 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
17 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
15 to 17

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
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Cobalt (Co), % 9.0 to 11
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
98.8 to 99.22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 48.3 to 60.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0