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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

Both EN 2.4856 nickel and EN 2.4878 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 570
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
80
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070