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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.4958 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
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5