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N06058 Nickel vs. EN 1.3538 Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3538 steel belongs to the iron 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 N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
670 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
3.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
1.7 to 2.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
96 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0.4 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0