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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
13 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
340 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
770 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
430 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
140 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
460 to 2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
16.5 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
62.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
11 to 14
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0