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N06603 Nickel vs. EN 1.8901 Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8901 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 1.8901 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
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
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.22
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 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.22
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0