EN 1.8153 Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

EN 1.8153 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8153 steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

EN 1.8153 (60SiCrV7) Steel UNS N10001 (2.4810) Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		670 to 2040
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780

Thermal Properties

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

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		900

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.1
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		9.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		25
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		48
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20 to 62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.56 to 0.64
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 2.5

Iron (Fe), %		95.7 to 96.9
Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		58 to 69.8

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		1.5 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

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

Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4