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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. N10624 Nickel

EN 1.8550 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10624 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 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Shear Strength, MPa 600
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010