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EN 1.6958 Steel vs. N07773 Nickel

EN 1.6958 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6958 steel and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 700
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 700
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1070
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3050
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.7
18 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.5
0 to 32
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
45 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 6.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0