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EN 1.0558 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

EN 1.0558 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0558 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030