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Nickel 725 vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 725 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 580
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1270
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
3.1
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22.5
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 2.3 to 15.3
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 55 to 59
0.9 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.7
0