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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. Nickel 201

EN 1.0591 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel 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 EN 1.0591 cast steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 19
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010