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N06603 Nickel vs. EN 1.0546 Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0546 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0546 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
95.5 to 99.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0