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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5501 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0