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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. Monel K-500

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and Monel K-500 are nickel alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
50
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
63 to 70.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0