N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel
N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6579 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 38 to 48 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 360 | |
| 380 to 570 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 840 | |
| 850 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 400 | |
| 600 to 910 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 440 |
| 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 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
| 3.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 330 | |
| 100 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 380 | |
| 950 to 2210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 25 | |
| 30 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.3 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 25 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0.32 to 0.38 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 24 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 94.2 to 96.1 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0.0050 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47.5 to 65.2 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 13 to 15 | |
| 0 |