EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy
Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and EN 1.4869 casting alloy are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 5.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1150 | |
| 1200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 | |
| 26 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.55 | |
| 0.45 to 0.55 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 27 to 30 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.4 to 20.7 | |
| 11.4 to 23.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 50 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |