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N06603 Nickel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5522 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
300 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
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 14
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
1.9
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 300
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0