MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. N10629 Nickel

Grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is N10629 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
1.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010