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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.8946 Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8946 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 1.8946 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
420
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
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
94.8 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.065
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14