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Nickel 625 vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

Nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5522 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 1.5522 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 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 600
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 910
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 450
300 to 520

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
51
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
8.1

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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 250
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 490
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
98 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