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EN 1.5521 Steel vs. Grade N7M Nickel

EN 1.5521 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is grade N7M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1390
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 630
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 49
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 35
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
30 to 33
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.9 to 70
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030