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Nickel 600 vs. EN 1.6587 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6587 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 1.6587 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
520 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
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
41
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
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
3.8
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
58

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
1.4 to 1.7
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants