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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 D3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
9.8 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
310 to 940
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
770 to 2050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
97 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0