AWS ERNiCrMo-2 vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel
Both AWS ERNiCrMo-2 and EN 2.4879 cast nickel are nickel alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-2 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 | |
| 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.2 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0.35 to 0.55 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 23 | |
| 27 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 17 to 20 | |
| 9.4 to 20.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 40.3 to 53.8 | |
| 47 to 50 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.2 to 1.0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |