Nickel 725 vs. EN 1.7244 Steel
Nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7244 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 725 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7244 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 45 | |
| 65 to 67 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 860 | |
| 470 to 1390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1270 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 17 to 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
| 14 to 41 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.15 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 22.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.3 to 15.3 | |
| 96.8 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 7.0 to 9.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 55 to 59 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.8 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.020 to 0.040 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |