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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
11.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030