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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5