N06985 Nickel vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel
Both N06985 nickel and EN 2.4642 nickel are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06985 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 78 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 1010 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 14 |
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 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 250 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 23.5 | |
| 27 to 31 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 7.0 to 11 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 35.9 to 53.5 | |
| 55.9 to 66 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |