N06230 Nickel vs. ASTM A231 Spring Steel
N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A231 spring 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 ASTM A231 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 38 to 48 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 360 | |
| 1000 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 600 | |
| 1080 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 840 | |
| 1790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 400 | |
| 1570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.9 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 330 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 25 | |
| 64 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.3 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 53 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0.48 to 0.53 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 24 | |
| 0.8 to 1.1 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 96.7 to 97.7 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0.0050 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| 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 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 13 to 15 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |