N06230 Nickel vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel
N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 440C stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 440C stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 38 to 48 | |
| 2.0 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 360 | |
| 260 to 840 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 600 | |
| 430 to 1120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 840 | |
| 710 to 1970 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 400 | |
| 450 to 1900 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.9 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
| 9.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 330 | |
| 39 to 88 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 25 | |
| 26 to 71 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 23 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.3 | |
| 6.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 26 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 1.0 to 1.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 24 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 78 to 83.1 |
| 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 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47.5 to 65.2 | |
| 0 |
| 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 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 13 to 15 | |
| 0 |