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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4406 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 EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
10 to 12.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
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 0.015