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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. Nickel 685

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and nickel 685 are nickel alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 685.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
75
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
49.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.020 to 0.12