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Nickel 600 vs. EN 1.8915 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8915 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8915 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
490

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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
95.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2