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EN 1.5537 Steel vs. N06920 Nickel

EN 1.5537 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06920 nickel 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 1.5537 steel and the bottom bar is N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1760
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 63
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 52
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.38
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36.9 to 53.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0