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EN 1.7378 Steel vs. N06230 Nickel

EN 1.7378 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7378 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, % 17
38 to 48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
250 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
83
Shear Strength, MPa 430
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
85
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0070
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 2.2 to 2.6
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0