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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. Nickel 690

EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 690.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
640 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
50
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0