EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. AWS ERNiCrCoMo-1
Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and AWS ERNiCrCoMo-1 are nickel alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 ERNiCrCoMo-1.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 710 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.55 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 27 to 30 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.4 to 20.7 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 50 | |
| 42.7 to 61.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |