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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
90
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
400

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0