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N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.8870 Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8870 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 1.8870 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
450

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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
2.8
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
18

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 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
95.1 to 100
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050