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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1345 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1345 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 SAE-AISI 1345 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
590 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
330 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
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
1.9
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
78 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
290 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.2 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.6 to 1.9
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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040