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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1008 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1008 steel 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 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1008 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
150 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
330 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
78 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
92 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
99.31 to 99.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050