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Nickel 908 vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

Both nickel 908 and EN 2.4680 cast nickel are nickel alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 908 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
60
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
48 to 52
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0