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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
17.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0