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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. Nickel 890

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and nickel 890 are nickel alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 nickel 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
47
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
23.5 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
17.3 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
40 to 45
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0