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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.6368 Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6368 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 1.6368 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
310 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
660 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
460 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
410
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
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
580 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
95.1 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010