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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

Both EN 2.4680 cast nickel and grade CX2MW nickel are nickel alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 grade CX2MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
20 to 22.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
51.3 to 63
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 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35