Nickel 617 vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy
Both nickel 617 and EN 1.4869 casting alloy are nickel alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 nickel 617 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
5.7 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 | |
540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
1200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
10 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
70 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
110 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
26 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 | |
230 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
2.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0.45 to 0.55 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 24 | |
24 to 26 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 10 to 15 | |
14 to 16 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
11.4 to 23.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 44.5 to 62 | |
33 to 37 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |