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Nickel 690 vs. EN 1.5536 Steel

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5536 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
460 to 1600

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
14 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
97.6 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025