N06920 Nickel vs. N06985 Nickel
Both N06920 nickel and N06985 nickel are nickel alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is N06985 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
| 80 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 | |
| 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 | |
| 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 23 | |
| 21 to 23.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 17 to 20 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 36.9 to 53.5 | |
| 35.9 to 53.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |