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Ductile Cast Iron vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

Ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ductile cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170 to 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.1 to 20
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 64 to 70
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 800
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 920
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 670
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 290
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1160
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31 to 36
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
75
Density, g/cm3 7.1 to 7.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 43
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 80
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 1330
1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 35
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9 to 10
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 35
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 95.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080