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EN 1.6587 Steel vs. Nickel 601

EN 1.6587 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6587 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1420
660 to 890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
58 to 63
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants