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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. AISI 439 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 439 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 439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
77.1 to 82.8
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 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.030
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.1