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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. C84400 Valve Metal

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C84400 valve metal belongs to the copper 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is C84400 valve metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
58
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.3 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 10
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7