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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4439 Stainless Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4439 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1.4439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
240
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
58.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
12.5 to 14.5
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