UNS N06985 (2.4619) Nickel Alloy
N06985 nickel is a nickel alloy formulated for primary forming into wrought products. Cited properties are appropriate for the solution annealed (AT) condition. 2.4619 is the EN numeric designation for this material. N06985 is the UNS number.
It has a moderately low melting temperature among the wrought nickels in the database.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare N06985 nickel to: wrought nickels (top), all nickel alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
210 GPa 30 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
45 %
Fatigue Strength
220 MPa 32 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Shear Modulus
80 GPa 12 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
480 MPa 70 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
690 MPa 100 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
260 MPa 38 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
320 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
990 °C 1820 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1350 °C 2450 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1260 °C 2300 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
450 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
10 W/m-K 5.8 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
15 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
1.5 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
1.6 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
55 % relative
Density
8.4 g/cm3 530 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.8 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
120 MJ/kg 52 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
270 L/kg 32 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
250 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
160 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
23 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
23 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
21 points
Thermal Diffusivity
2.6 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
16 points
Alloy Composition
| Ni | 35.9 to 53.5 | |
| Cr | 21 to 23.5 | |
| Fe | 18 to 21 | |
| Mo | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| Co | 0 to 5.0 | |
| Cu | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| W | 0 to 1.5 | |
| Mn | 0 to 1.0 | |
| Si | 0 to 1.0 | |
| Nb | 0 to 0.5 | |
| P | 0 to 0.040 | |
| S | 0 to 0.030 | |
| C | 0 to 0.015 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
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Further Reading
ASTM B582: Standard Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Iron-Molybdenum-Copper Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Strip
ASTM B581: Standard Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Iron-Molybdenum-Copper Alloy Rod
ASTM B619: Standard Specification for Welded Nickel and Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Pipe
ASTM B626: Standard Specification for Welded Nickel and Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Tube
ASTM B622: Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Pipe and Tube
Engineering Properties of Nickel and Nickel Alloys, John L. Everhart, 1971
Nickel Alloys, Ulrich Heubner (editor), 1998