Grade M35-2 Nickel vs. EN 1.1118 Cast Steel
Grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.1118 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-2 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1118 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 14 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 | |
| 320 to 400 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 700 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 460 to 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1280 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1230 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 97 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 550 to 1050 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.7 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 22 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.2 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.5 | |
| 97.3 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 1.5 to 1.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 59.1 to 74 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |