EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. AWS E410NiMo
EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E410NiMo belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS E410NiMo.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 17 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 to 1250 | |
| 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 2.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 34 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 to 42 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 6.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 to 39 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.010 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 25 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 79 to 84.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.6 to 52.2 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |