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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. AWS BNi-5

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and AWS BNi-5 are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
510
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
69.1 to 71.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
9.8 to 10.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5