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Nickel 690 vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8873 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 300
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15