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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
8.0 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
580 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
86 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
66.5 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030