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N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4006 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
16 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
150 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
370 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
230 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
7.0
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
99 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
140 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
11.5 to 13.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
83.1 to 88.4
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
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 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0

Comparable Variants