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N06230 Nickel vs. Ductile Cast Iron

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ductile cast iron 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 ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
64 to 70
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
420 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
1.9
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
3.0 to 3.5
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
93.7 to 95.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0

Comparable Variants