EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. ASTM B780 Alloy
EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM B780 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 B780 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 17 | |
| 1.1 to 9.1 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 30 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 750 to 760 | |
| 200 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 to 1250 | |
| 330 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 to 42 | |
| 9.1 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 to 39 | |
| 16 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.010 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 25 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 23.5 to 25.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.6 to 52.2 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 74 to 76 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |