Nickel 690 vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel
Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 90 | |
| 190 to 390 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 34 | |
| 5.7 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 300 | |
| 280 to 670 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 990 | |
| 630 to 1300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 760 | |
| 390 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
| 400 to 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 37 to 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 7.3 to 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 8.3 to 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 2.3 to 3.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 1.5 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 48 to 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 170 | |
| 71 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 1440 | |
| 400 to 3570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 33 | |
| 22 to 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
| 21 to 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 9.9 to 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 25 | |
| 18 to 38 |