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N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.8888 Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8888 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.8888 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
3.7
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
24

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 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
91.9 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 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
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 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15