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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. Nickel 725

EN 1.5525 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 725.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 73
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 22.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
2.3 to 15.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55 to 59
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.7