EN 1.7003 Steel vs. N06230 Nickel
EN 1.7003 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7003 steel and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
83 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1780 | |
620 to 840 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
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 | 7.1 | |
1.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
1.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
85 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
9.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
11 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
160 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
290 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
12 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 63 | |
18 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 42 | |
17 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
2.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 53 | |
17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.42 | |
0.050 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
20 to 24 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 5.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.8 | |
0 to 3.0 |
Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
0.0050 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0.3 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
47.5 to 65.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0.25 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
13 to 15 |