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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.5024 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5024 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.5024 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
670 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025