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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. Nickel 59

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 59.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.2 to 62.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0