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EN 1.0406 Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

EN 1.0406 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 1.0406 steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
86
Shear Strength, MPa 300
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 99.38
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3