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Nickel 686 vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

Both nickel 686 and EN 2.4680 cast nickel are nickel alloys. They have 69% 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 686 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 51
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
60
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0