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N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.5510 Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5510 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 1.5510 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
220 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
450 to 1600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
310 to 520

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
1.9
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
46 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
260 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
13 to 47

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
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
97.9 to 99.149
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.6 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 0.025
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