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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. Nickel 725

Both EN 2.4878 nickel and nickel 725 are nickel alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 725.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400 to 410
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 750 to 760
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 780
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
75
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 180
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 1540
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0.010 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
19 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
2.3 to 15.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
55 to 59
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.2
1.0 to 1.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0