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N06210 Nickel vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

N06210 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 N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
2.0
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.2 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0