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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8201 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
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
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
1.9 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
93.6 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3