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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. Ductile Cast Iron

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
64 to 70
Shear Strength, MPa 430
420 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
3.0 to 3.5
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0