EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. N06045 Nickel
Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and N06045 nickel are nickel alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 N06045 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
37 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
350 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1150 | |
1010 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1350 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1300 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
42 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
6.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
98 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
250 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 | |
200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
180 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.55 | |
0.050 to 0.12 |
Cerium (Ce), % | 0 | |
0.030 to 0.090 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 27 to 30 | |
26 to 29 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 9.4 to 20.7 | |
21 to 25 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 50 | |
45 to 50.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
2.5 to 3.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Tungsten (W), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
0 |