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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI L2 Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 L2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
590 to 1960

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

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
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.45 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0.7 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
95.5 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3