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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 304Cu stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% 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 EN 1.4889 cast nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
16
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
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
63.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030