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EN 1.6587 Steel vs. N06045 Nickel

EN 1.6587 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6587 steel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1420
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
42
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
21 to 25
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
45 to 50.4
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010