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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. EN 2.4668 Nickel

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and EN 2.4668 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4668 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
75
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Boron (B), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0.020 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
11.2 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0