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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.5525 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

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
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0