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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and EN 2.4642 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 87% 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 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
50
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
55.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0