Grade N7M Nickel vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

Grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N7M nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

Grade N7M (J30007) Cast Nickel EN 1.3551 (80MoCrV42-16) High-Temperature Bearing Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		85
Shear Modulus, GPa		75

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		900
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		530

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1490

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		9.0

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		71

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0.77 to 0.85

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.9 to 4.3

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		88.8 to 91.1

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.35

Molybdenum (Mo), %		30 to 33
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.0 to 4.5

Nickel (Ni), %		60.9 to 70
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.25

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.9 to 1.1