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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. N06060 Nickel

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and N06060 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 78% 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 N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
65
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.25 to 1.3