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85-platinum 15-iridium vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

85-platinum 15-iridium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 85-platinum 15-iridium and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.5 to 34
13 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.38
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 730
1210 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1820
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1790
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 130
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 22
8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1 to 9.3
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 8.3
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iridium (Ir), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Platinum (Pt), % 84.3 to 85.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0

Comparable Variants