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.
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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 |