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EN 1.5536 Steel vs. Nickel 908

EN 1.5536 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1600
1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 47
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.7
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8