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N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.8868 Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8868 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 1.8868 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
410
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
48
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
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
96.4 to 100
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050