EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. Nickel 242
Both EN 2.4668 nickel and nickel 242 are nickel alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4668 nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 590 | |
| 300 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 84 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 840 | |
| 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1390 | |
| 820 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1160 | |
| 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 300 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3490 | |
| 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 46 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0020 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 21 | |
| 7.0 to 9.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.2 to 24.6 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 55 | |
| 59.3 to 69 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 4.7 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |