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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

EN 1.8523 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
84
Shear Strength, MPa 610
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.4