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EN 1.6554 Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6554 steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 790
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
90
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1650
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 33
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.3
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0