EN 1.7239 Steel vs. N06035 Nickel

EN 1.7239 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7239 steel and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

EN 1.7239 (60CrMo3-1) Chromium-Molybdenum Steel UNS N06035 (2.4643) Nickel-Chromium Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660 to 1990
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		340

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		1030

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.3
Base Metal Price, % relative		60

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140

Embodied Water, L/kg		50
Embodied Water, L/kg		330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23 to 71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.4

Carbon (C), %		0.56 to 0.64
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		32.3 to 34.3

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3

Iron (Fe), %		96.8 to 98
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.7 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.060 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.6 to 9.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		51.1 to 60.2

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.6

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.2