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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. N06200 Nickel

EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06200 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 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is N06200 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.3 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 61.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010