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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.0411 Steel

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0411 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 1.0411 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
12 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
420 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
52
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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
43 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
190 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
98.7 to 99.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
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