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EN 1.7006 Steel vs. Nickel 725

EN 1.7006 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 725 belongs to the nickel 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 EN 1.7006 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 725.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1890
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 7.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 67
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 43
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 56
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
19 to 22.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.7
2.3 to 15.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
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 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.7