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EN 1.5536 Steel vs. Nickel 617

EN 1.5536 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5536 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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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 460 to 1600
740

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 49
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 47
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
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), % 97.6 to 98.7
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), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015