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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4361 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 51% 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 EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
14 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010