Grade M35-1 Nickel vs. EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel
Both grade M35-1 nickel and EN 2.4815 cast nickel are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-1 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 3.4 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 | |
| 89 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1280 | |
| 1510 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1240 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 47 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 13 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.7 | |
| 6.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.5 | |
| 9.8 to 28.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 59.8 to 74 | |
| 58 to 66 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |