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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0.3 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.030
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 0.015