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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. S44725 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44725 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% 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 S44725 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
25 to 28.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
67.6 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.018
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.26
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0