AWS E307 vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel
AWS E307 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E307 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 3.4 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 17 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.14 | |
| 0.35 to 0.55 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21.5 | |
| 27 to 30 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 59.6 to 69.2 | |
| 9.4 to 20.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 3.3 to 4.8 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 10.7 | |
| 47 to 50 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |