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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.8870 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8870 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8870 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050