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N10001 Nickel vs. EN 1.8891 Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8891 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 1.8891 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
330
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
480

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
2.5
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
630
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

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
95.2 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.2