MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.5701 Steel vs. Grade N7M Nickel

EN 1.5701 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5701 steel and the bottom bar is grade N7M nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1300
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 46
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 34
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 38
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.7
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
30 to 33
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
60.9 to 70
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