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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1006 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.25 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0