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N06603 Nickel vs. EN 1.8522 Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8522 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 N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
730 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
470
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
4.2
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.29 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
93.7 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0