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EN 1.7779 Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.7779 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 1.7779 steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 16
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 500
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.3
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.4
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.45 to 0.55
0