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Nickel 690 vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

Both nickel 690 and EN 2.4856 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 300
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
80
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4