Nickel 625 vs. EN 1.7711 Steel
Nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7711 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 1.7711 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 33 to 34 | |
16 to 22 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 320 | |
290 to 520 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 530 to 600 | |
440 to 570 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 910 | |
690 to 930 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 450 | |
400 to 800 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
430 |
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 | |
33 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.3 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
3.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
2.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
32 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
54 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 to 250 | |
130 to 140 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
430 to 1690 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 29 | |
24 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
22 to 27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
8.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 25 | |
24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.36 to 0.44 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
96 to 97.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.45 to 0.85 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
0.5 to 0.65 |
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 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 0.35 |