EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. ASTM A216 Cast Steel
EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A216 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A216 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 17 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 400 to 410 | |
| 170 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 to 1250 | |
| 500 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 to 780 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1030 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1450 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 49 to 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 180 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1370 to 1540 | |
| 140 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 to 42 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 to 39 | |
| 16 to 18 |