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EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

Both EN 2.4815 cast nickel and Type 4 magnetic alloy are nickel alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 Type 4 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
2.0 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 89
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
620 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
270 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 47
60
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
22 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
190 to 2840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 18
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 9.8 to 28.7
9.5 to 17.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
79 to 82
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020