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Nickel 725 vs. EN 1.3520 Steel

Nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3520 steel belongs to the iron 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 nickel 725 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3520 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 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1270
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22.5
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 2.3 to 15.3
95.9 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 55 to 59
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.7
0