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EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4815 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 89
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 47
14
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 18
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 9.8 to 28.7
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
14 to 16
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030