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Nickel 686 vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

Both nickel 686 and EN 2.4879 cast nickel are nickel alloys. They have 76% 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 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
55
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
4.0 to 6.0