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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.7139 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7139 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 1.7139 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
480 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
420
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.2
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
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
96.8 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.3
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
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.040