Nickel 200 vs. EN 1.5501 Steel
Nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5501 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 200 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 44 | |
12 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 to 350 | |
180 to 270 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 340 | |
270 to 310 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 540 | |
390 to 510 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 370 | |
260 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 69 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 18 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 150 | |
40 to 83 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 42 to 370 | |
190 to 460 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
14 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
15 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 17 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 16 | |
11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.13 to 0.16 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
98.4 to 99.269 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0.6 to 0.8 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 99 to 100 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.025 |