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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6579 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
380 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
1.4 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0