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N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5501 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 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
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
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
1.8
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
98.4 to 99.269
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0