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EN 1.5501 Steel vs. Nickel 617

EN 1.5501 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel 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 EN 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.5 to 62
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015