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EN 2.4608 Nickel vs. Nickel 617

Both EN 2.4608 nickel and nickel 617 are nickel alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4608 nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
75
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 11.4 to 23.8
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 47
44.5 to 62
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0