EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H14 Steel
EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H14 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 H14 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 | |
710 to 2030 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
1530 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
1490 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
35 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.1 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
39 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
73 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
24 to 69 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
22 to 44 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
9.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
24 to 68 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.35 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 48 to 52 | |
4.8 to 5.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
86.5 to 89.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
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 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 5.3 |