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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel

Both EN 2.4856 nickel and EN 2.4815 cast nickel are nickel alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
89
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
47
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
12 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
9.8 to 28.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
58 to 66
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0