EN 1.7131 Steel vs. N06975 Nickel

EN 1.7131 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 1.7131 steel and the bottom bar is N06975 nickel.

EN 1.7131 (16MnCr5) Chromium 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		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		470 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
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		2.2
Base Metal Price, % relative		50

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
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		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.14 to 0.19
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0.8 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), %		23 to 26

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0.7 to 1.2

Iron (Fe), %		96.8 to 98.1
Iron (Fe), %		10.2 to 23.6

Manganese (Mn), %		1.0 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		47 to 52

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3
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