AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel
AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 51 | |
3.4 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 520 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1060 | |
500 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 770 | |
270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
350 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 890 | |
1160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1360 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
55 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
280 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 to 290 | |
14 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 1520 | |
180 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 38 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 30 | |
18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 24 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.35 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
32.5 to 37.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 70.7 to 77.9 | |
10.5 to 21.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
42 to 46 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.070 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
1.5 to 2.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |