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Nickel 617 vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

Both nickel 617 and EN 2.4642 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 510
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
50
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
27 to 31
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
55.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015