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Nickel 725 vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

Both nickel 725 and EN 2.4878 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 725 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 580
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1270
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
80
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22.5
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 2.3 to 15.3
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 55 to 59
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.7
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070