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N10001 Nickel vs. EN 1.5918 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5918 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5918 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
530 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
440
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
3.4
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
15 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.14 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
94.9 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
1.4 to 1.7
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