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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.7231 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7231 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7231 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
360 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
790 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
570 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
870 to 1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
96.4 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0
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