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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
430
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
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
21
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
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0.9 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035