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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. Nickel 600

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and nickel 600 are nickel alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0