EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.5515 Steel
EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5515 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 1.5515 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
490 to 1760 |
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
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
17 to 63 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
18 to 41 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
14 to 52 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.45 | |
0.35 to 0.4 |
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 | |
97.8 to 98.9 |
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 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.025 |