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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
34 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025