Nickel 689 vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

Nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L3 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 SAE-AISI L3 steel.

Nickel Alloy 689 (N07252)SAE-AISI L3 (T61203) Low-Alloy Tool Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.5

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27

Embodied Water, L/kg		330
Embodied Water, L/kg		53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		41
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 80

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 49

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0.75 to 1.3
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Boron (B), %		0.0030 to 0.010
Boron (B), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0.1 to 0.2
Carbon (C), %		1.0 to 1.1

Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		1.3 to 1.7

Cobalt (Co), %		9.0 to 11
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), %		95.5 to 97.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.25 to 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		9.0 to 10.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		48.3 to 60.9
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		2.3 to 2.8
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3