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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

Both EN 2.4654 nickel and EN 2.4878 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4654 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 770
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
80
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0.030 to 0.070