EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel vs. AISI W2 Steel
EN 2.4815 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI W2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel and the bottom bar is AISI W2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 | |
| 580 to 2400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 47 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 21 to 86 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 20 to 51 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.4 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 19 to 80 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0.85 to 1.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 18 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.8 to 28.7 | |
| 96.2 to 98.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.74 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 66 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |