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N06650 Nickel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8550 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 640
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
67

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
1.5 to 1.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
0.85 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0