N06455 Nickel vs. EN 1.0225 Steel
N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0225 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 N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0225 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 47 | |
| 6.7 to 24 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 | |
| 170 to 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 | |
| 280 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
| 440 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 | |
| 230 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 960 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 300 | |
| 31 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 140 to 390 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 98 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 14 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58.1 to 72 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |