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EN 2.4608 Nickel vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

Both EN 2.4608 nickel and EN 2.4642 nickel are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4608 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
50
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
27 to 31
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 11.4 to 23.8
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 47
55.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0