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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4541 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 (8, 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 1.4541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
65.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7