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Nickel 600 vs. EN 1.5408 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5408 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5408 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
460 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
13 to 48

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.28 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
97.7 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025