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N06603 Nickel vs. EN 1.6781 Steel

N06603 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 N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6781 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
450
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
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 300
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
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), % 57.7 to 65.6
3.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
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), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0