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EN 1.8522 Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

EN 1.8522 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8522 steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1250
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
90
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
400

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 44
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 33
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.29 to 0.36
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 96
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0