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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 316 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 (11, 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 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
8.0 to 55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
520 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
85 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
130 to 1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
10 to 14
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