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EN 1.5638 Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

EN 1.5638 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5638 steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.12
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3