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EN 1.7231 Steel vs. N06250 Nickel

EN 1.7231 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7231 steel and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360 to 500
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 930
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570 to 800
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870 to 1700
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.1
7.4 to 19.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3