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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8879 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
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
3.7
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
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 0.060
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 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15