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Grade M35-2 (J04020) Cast Nickel

Grade M35-2 nickel is a nickel alloy formulated for casting. Cited properties are appropriate for the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. M35-2 is the ASTM designation for this material. J04020 is the UNS number.

It has a moderately low melting temperature among the cast nickels in the database.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare grade M35-2 nickel to: cast nickels (top), all nickel alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

160 GPa 24 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

28 %

Fatigue Strength

160 MPa 23 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.32

Shear Modulus

62 GPa 8.9 x 106 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

500 MPa 73 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

230 MPa 34 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

280 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

900 °C 1650 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1280 °C 2330 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1230 °C 2250 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

430 J/kg-K 0.1 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

22 W/m-K 12 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

13 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

3.3 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

3.4 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

55 % relative

Density

8.8 g/cm3 550 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.1 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

110 MJ/kg 49 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

250 L/kg 30 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

120 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

170 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

10 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

21 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

16 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

16 points

Thermal Diffusivity

5.7 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

17 points

Alloy Composition

Nickel (Ni)Ni 59.1 to 74
Copper (Cu)Cu 26 to 33
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 3.5
Silicon (Si)Si 0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb)Nb 0 to 0.5
Carbon (C)C 0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P)P 0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S)S 0 to 0.030

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Similar Alloys

Further Reading

ASTM A494: Standard Specification for Castings, Nickel and Nickel Alloy

Welding Metallurgy and Weldability of Nickel-Base Alloys, John C. Lippold et al., 2009

Engineering Properties of Nickel and Nickel Alloys, John L. Everhart, 1971

Nickel Alloys, Ulrich Heubner (editor), 1998