Nickel 690 vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel
Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A283 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 90 | |
| 110 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 34 | |
| 26 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 300 | |
| 150 to 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 570 | |
| 240 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 990 | |
| 360 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 760 | |
| 180 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | |
| 51 to 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 170 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 1440 | |
| 91 to 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 33 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 25 | |
| 11 to 15 |