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EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. Nickel 718

Both EN 2.4642 nickel and nickel 718 are nickel alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4642 nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 718.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
460 to 760
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 450
660 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
930 to 1530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
510 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
75
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
140 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
660 to 4560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
31 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
27 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
11.1 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 55.9 to 66
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.65 to 1.2