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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.0 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
220 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
6.8 to 30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
130 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.020 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0