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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M43 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M43 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 M43 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
810 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
70.8 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
7.5 to 8.5
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
0.15 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.3 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 1.8