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Nickel 600 vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5501 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants