EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel
EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4371 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 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 1.4371 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 45 to 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 290 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 740 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 320 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1150 | |
| 880 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 250 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 27 to 30 | |
| 16 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.4 to 20.7 | |
| 66.7 to 74.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 50 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| 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 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |