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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 8

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 8 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4816 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
95.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15