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EN 1.5514 Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

EN 1.5514 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel 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 1.5514 steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1680
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
90
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
400

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 60
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 40
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 50
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 99.099
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0