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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. CC491K Bronze

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CC491K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is CC491K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
67
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
81 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0