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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
530 to 1810

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
2.0
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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.4
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
97.2 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.2 to 1.5
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