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EN 1.0446 Cast Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN 1.0446 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.0446 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6