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EN 1.6579 Steel vs. N07776 Nickel

EN 1.6579 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07776 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6579 steel and the bottom bar is N07776 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 570
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850 to 980
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600 to 910
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
85
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950 to 2210
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 28
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.38
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
12 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 94.2 to 96.1
0 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.35
9.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
50 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5