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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1212 Steel

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1212 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 1212 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
11 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
440 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
64 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
15 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
98.5 to 99.07
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.16 to 0.23
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0