MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

R56401 Titanium vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
55
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0