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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. Nickel 600

EN 1.5525 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants