N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.7221 Steel
N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7221 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7221 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 38 to 48 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 360 | |
290 to 390 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 840 | |
650 to 780 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 400 | |
430 to 630 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
420 |
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 | |
44 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.3 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
2.4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 330 | |
83 to 98 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 380 | |
490 to 1050 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 25 | |
23 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
21 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.3 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
19 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0.22 to 0.29 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 24 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
96.8 to 98.3 |
Lanthanum (La), % | 0.0050 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
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 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 13 to 15 | |
0 |