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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4130 Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4130 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 SAE-AISI 4130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
13 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
320 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
530 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
440 to 980

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
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
83 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
500 to 2550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
97.3 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0
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
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040