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Nickel 625 vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel

Nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M50 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 625 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 910
720 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
83

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
23 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
21 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
87 to 90.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
3.9 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.9
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.3

Comparable Variants