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N07716 Nickel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8879 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N07716 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 580
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 59 to 63
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15