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N06025 Nickel vs. EN 1.0591 Cast Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0591 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0591 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
1.7
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0