EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy
EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 17 | |
| 5.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 to 1250 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 to 780 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 180 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1370 to 1540 | |
| 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 to 42 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 to 39 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.010 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 25 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.6 to 52.2 | |
| 44.5 to 52 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |