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N10001 Nickel vs. EN 1.5536 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5536 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5536 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
460 to 1600

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
1.9
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
97.6 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0