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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
190 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.050 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025