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N06230 Nickel vs. AISI 420 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 420 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 420 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
8.0 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
220 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
420 to 1010
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
690 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
380 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
7.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
88 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
380 to 4410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
25 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
22 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
25 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
12 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
82.3 to 87.9
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0