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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.5507 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5507 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 1.5507 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
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.21 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0.25 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.8 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.0
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 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060