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Nickel 600 vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
17 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
550 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
810 to 1650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
94.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants