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N06058 Nickel vs. Grey Cast Iron

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
180
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
69 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
69
Shear Strength, MPa 600
180 to 610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
3.1 to 3.4
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0