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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5508 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
11 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
97.9 to 99.199
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025