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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.7729 Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7729 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.7729 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
500
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.080
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
94.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.35 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.8