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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. Nickel 617

EN 1.5525 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 1.5525 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, % 11 to 21
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
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 50
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
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