EN 1.6771 Steel vs. N06230 Nickel
EN 1.6771 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 1.6771 steel and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 8.7 | |
| 38 to 48 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 440 to 680 | |
| 250 to 360 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1180 | |
| 620 to 840 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 to 1140 | |
| 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 | 46 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 1.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
| 85 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 9.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 58 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 to 93 | |
| 200 to 330 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1460 to 3450 | |
| 250 to 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 41 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 31 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 2.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 35 | |
| 17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.27 to 0.33 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.2 to 95 | |
| 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 0.6 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 47.5 to 65.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.25 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 15 |