Nickel 725 vs. SAE-AISI T2 Steel

Nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 725 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T2 steel.

Nickel Alloy 725 (N07725)SAE-AISI T2 (T12002) Tungsten High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		78
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1820

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1760

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		46

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		190
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23 to 64

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 40

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.35
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0.8 to 0.9

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 22.5
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		2.3 to 15.3
Iron (Fe), %		70.8 to 75.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.0 to 9.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		55 to 59
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Niobium (Nb), %		2.8 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		1.0 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		17.5 to 19

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.4