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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.8159 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8159 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8159 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25