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EN 1.0038 Steel vs. Nickel 600

EN 1.0038 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 160
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 270
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 430
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 220
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 88
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 130
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 13
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 100
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
72 to 80
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants