EN 1.1158 Steel vs. N06060 Nickel
EN 1.1158 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1158 steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 24 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 220 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 82 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 320 | |
| 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 500 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 310 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1510 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 110 | |
| 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 250 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.22 to 0.29 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.6 to 99.38 | |
| 0 to 14 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 54 to 60 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 1.3 |