N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.6580 Steel
N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6580 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 1.6580 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 38 to 48 | |
| 11 to 19 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 360 | |
| 310 to 610 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 600 | |
| 450 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 840 | |
| 720 to 1170 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 400 | |
| 460 to 990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 450 |
| 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 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
| 4.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 330 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 380 | |
| 560 to 2590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 25 | |
| 26 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 23 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.3 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 21 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0.26 to 0.34 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 24 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| 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 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47.5 to 65.2 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 13 to 15 | |
| 0 |