EN 2.4878 +P1080 Nickel vs. EN 2.4878 +P1100 Nickel
Both EN 2.4878 +P1080 nickel and EN 2.4878 +P1100 nickel are variants of the same material. They share alloy composition and many physical properties, but develop different mechanical properties as a result of different processing.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 +P1080 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 +P1100 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
13 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 410 | |
400 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
78 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 750 | |
760 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 | |
1250 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 | |
780 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1030 | |
1030 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
1370 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
1320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
80 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
10 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
370 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1370 | |
1540 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 | |
42 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
31 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
2.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 | |
39 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
1.2 to 1.6 |
Boron (B), % | 0.010 to 0.015 | |
0.010 to 0.015 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
0.030 to 0.070 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 25 | |
23 to 25 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 19 to 21 | |
19 to 21 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 43.6 to 52.2 | |
43.6 to 52.2 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
0.7 to 1.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
0 to 0.0070 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.2 | |
2.8 to 3.2 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
0.030 to 0.070 |