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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

Grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020