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Ductile Cast Iron vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

Ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ductile cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 310
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170 to 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.1 to 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 64 to 70
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 800
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 920
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 670
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 290
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1160
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31 to 36
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8 to 9.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
49
Density, g/cm3 7.1 to 7.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 43
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 80
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 1330
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9 to 10
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 35
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 95.5
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5