EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel vs. Grade M35-2 Nickel
Both EN 2.4815 cast nickel and grade M35-2 nickel are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel and the bottom bar is grade M35-2 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 89 | |
| 160 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1280 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 3.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 47 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.4 | |
| 5.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.8 to 28.7 | |
| 0 to 3.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 66 | |
| 59.1 to 74 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |