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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and grade CX2M nickel are nickel alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
65
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
56.4 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0