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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

Both EN 2.4878 nickel and EN 2.4879 cast nickel are nickel alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400 to 410
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 780
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
55
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 180
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 1540
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
13

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
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
27 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
47 to 50
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0