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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. Nickel 80A

EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 80A 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 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
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 8.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.4 to 79.7
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7