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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. Nickel 201

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
390 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
65
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0