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N10003 Nickel vs. EN 1.7729 Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7729 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 N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7729 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
500
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
3.8
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.015 to 0.080
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.9 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
94.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.8