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Nickel 908 vs. EN 1.5418 Steel

Nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5418 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 908 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5418 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
490 to 1780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
17 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
18 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
14 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
97.8 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0