ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel
ASTM A217 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 27 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 320 | |
| 400 to 410 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 to 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 to 75 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 710 | |
| 1210 to 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 460 | |
| 740 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 270 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 to 600 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 to 50 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 7.0 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 28 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 87 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 130 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 570 | |
| 1370 to 1540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 25 | |
| 41 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 to 14 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 37 to 39 |