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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. Ductile Cast Iron

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4654 nickel and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
64 to 70
Shear Strength, MPa 770
420 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
3.0 to 3.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0