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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. Nickel 718

Both EN 2.4856 nickel and nickel 718 are nickel alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 718.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
12 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
460 to 760
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 570
660 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
930 to 1530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
510 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
75
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
140 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
660 to 4560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
31 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
27 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
11.1 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
4.8 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0.65 to 1.2