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N06603 Nickel vs. EN 1.7703 Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7703 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.7703 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
320 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 480
420 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
670 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
460 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
4.2
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
570 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.11 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
94.6 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0