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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 5130 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5130 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 5130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
230 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
500 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
330 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
420
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.2
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
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
74 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
290 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040