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N10001 Nickel vs. EN 1.8871 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8871 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8871 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
410
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
2.8
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050