EN 1.1118 Cast Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel
EN 1.1118 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.1118 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 21 | |
28 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 to 400 | |
280 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 750 | |
880 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 630 | |
430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
1000 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1480 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
10 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
1.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
80 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
14 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
190 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
290 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 to 130 | |
200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 to 1050 | |
440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 27 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
2.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 24 | |
29 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
0.030 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
20 to 23 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 98.3 | |
0 to 5.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 1.8 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
58 to 68.8 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
3.2 to 4.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |