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Nickel 686 vs. EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel

Both nickel 686 and EN 2.4815 cast nickel are nickel alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
89
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
47
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
12 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
9.8 to 28.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
58 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0