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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4945 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 (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 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
19 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
230 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
640 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
210 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
57.9 to 65.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5