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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI S7 Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S7 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 S7 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
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
670 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
65

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
91.6 to 94.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.3 to 1.8
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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3