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Nickel 625 vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

Nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5520 steel belongs to the iron 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 nickel 625 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 33 to 34
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 320
210 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 600
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 910
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 450
300 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 250
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 490
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0