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N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.7231 Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7231 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 1.7231 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
360 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
790 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
570 to 800

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
46
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
2.5
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
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
870 to 1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0.8 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
96.4 to 98.1
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 0.3
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

Comparable Variants