EN 1.7117 Steel vs. N06975 Nickel

EN 1.7117 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06975 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7117 steel and the bottom bar is N06975 nickel.

EN 1.7117 (52SiCrNi5) Steel UNS N06975 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		1000

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.6
Base Metal Price, % relative		50

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		21
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		51
Embodied Water, L/kg		270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20 to 58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.49 to 0.56
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		23 to 26

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0.7 to 1.2

Iron (Fe), %		95.2 to 96.4
Iron (Fe), %		10.2 to 23.6

Manganese (Mn), %		0.7 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		5.0 to 7.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), %		47 to 52

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		1.2 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.7 to 1.5