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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

EN 1.8550 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 1.8550 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, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 600
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
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 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0