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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. N06255 Nickel

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and N06255 nickel are nickel alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 N06255 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
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
150
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
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 3.0