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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
21 to 23
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5