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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

Both EN 2.4680 cast nickel and EN 2.4856 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
80
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
3.2 to 4.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4