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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
30 to 34
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 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65