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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.3536 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3536 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 EN 1.3536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
96 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030