Nickel 725 vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel

Nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H26 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 725 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel.

Nickel Alloy 725 (N07725)SAE-AISI H26 (T20826) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		78
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1810

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1760

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		45

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		190
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 63

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19 to 39

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.35
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0.45 to 0.55

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 22.5
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		2.3 to 15.3
Iron (Fe), %		73.3 to 77.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.0 to 9.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		55 to 59
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Niobium (Nb), %		2.8 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		1.0 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		17.3 to 19

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.75 to 1.3