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N06025 Nickel vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
490 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
98.3 to 99.159
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0