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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 S30441 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
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
18
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.2 to 0.8