EN 1.6570 Steel vs. N06230 Nickel
EN 1.6570 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6570 steel and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
38 to 48 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 500 to 660 | |
250 to 360 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
83 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 910 to 1130 | |
620 to 840 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1060 | |
330 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
990 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1370 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1300 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
420 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
8.9 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
1.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
1.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
85 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
9.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
11 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
160 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
290 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 140 | |
200 to 330 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1520 to 3010 | |
250 to 380 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
12 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 40 | |
18 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 31 | |
17 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
2.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 33 | |
17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.35 | |
0.050 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
20 to 24 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 5.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 94 to 96.2 | |
0 to 3.0 |
Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
0.0050 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
0.3 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
1.0 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.6 to 2.1 | |
47.5 to 65.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0.25 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
13 to 15 |