EN 1.7233 Steel vs. N06250 Nickel
EN 1.7233 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7233 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, % | 18 to 23 | |
| 46 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 530 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 82 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 590 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 960 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 780 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 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 | 3.0 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 200 | |
| 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 to 1630 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 34 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 28 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 28 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.39 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.5 | |
| 7.4 to 19.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 10.1 to 12 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 50 to 54 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 1.3 |