N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.1172 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.1172 steel belongs to the iron 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 N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1172 steel.

UNS N06060 Nickel Alloy EN 1.1172 (C35EC) Non-Alloy Steel

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		82
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		480 to 1720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		980
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		400

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		1.8

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		160
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		18

Embodied Water, L/kg		280
Embodied Water, L/kg		46

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 61

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 41

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15 to 55

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0.32 to 0.39

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 22
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0.25 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 14
Iron (Fe), %		98.2 to 99.18

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		12 to 14
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		54 to 60
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), %		0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025

Tungsten (W), %		0.25 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), %		0