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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1050 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1050 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 SAE-AISI 1050 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
260 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
690 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
390 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
400 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.48 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050