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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.6587 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6587 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 1.6587 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
520 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
440
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
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
58

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
1.4 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030