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N06025 Nickel vs. EN 1.6781 Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6781 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6781 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
92.6 to 94.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
3.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0