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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.0303 Steel

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0303 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 EN 1.0303 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
12 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
290 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
30 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
10 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
12 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.2 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
99.335 to 99.71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.25 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0