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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.8509 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 1.8509 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, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 680
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.1
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0