EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel
EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 1.4710 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 74 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1150 | |
| 750 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 9.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 5.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 76 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 6.5 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.55 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 27 to 30 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.4 to 20.7 | |
| 87.4 to 92.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 50 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |