EN 1.6580 Steel vs. Nickel 625
EN 1.6580 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6580 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 625.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 19 | |
33 to 34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 610 | |
240 to 320 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
79 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 700 | |
530 to 600 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 to 1170 | |
790 to 910 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 990 | |
320 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 450 | |
980 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1350 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1290 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
1.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.3 | |
80 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
14 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
190 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
290 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 130 | |
220 to 250 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 560 to 2590 | |
260 to 490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 41 | |
26 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 31 | |
22 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
2.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 34 | |
22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.26 to 0.34 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
20 to 23 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 93.7 to 95.5 | |
0 to 5.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
58 to 68.9 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
3.2 to 4.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |