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ASTM A356 Grade 5 vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

ASTM A356 grade 5 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 ASTM A356 grade 5 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 99.2
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4