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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and EN 2.4608 nickel are nickel alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
2.5 to 4.0