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N10001 Nickel vs. EN 1.5418 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5418 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5418 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
490 to 1780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.1
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14 to 53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
97.8 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0