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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010