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Nickel 725 vs. EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel

Nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4598 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 725 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4598 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 580
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1270
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
19
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22.5
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 2.3 to 15.3
60.8 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 55 to 59
10 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.7
0