N06250 Nickel vs. EN 1.7225 Steel

N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7225 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06250 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7225 steel.

UNS N06250 Nickel Alloy EN 1.7225 (42CrMo4) Chromium-Molybdenum Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		82
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540 to 1850

Thermal Properties

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

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		980
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		420

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		55
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.5

Density, g/cm³		8.6
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19 to 65

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19 to 43

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 54

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		0.38 to 0.45

Chromium (Cr), %		20 to 23
Chromium (Cr), %		0.9 to 1.2

Copper (Cu), %		0.25 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		7.4 to 19.4
Iron (Fe), %		96.6 to 98

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.6 to 0.9

Molybdenum (Mo), %		10.1 to 12
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.15 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		50 to 54
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.035

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.090
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.035

Tungsten (W), %		0.25 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), %		0