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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
42 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030