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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5520 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
210 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
300 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0