EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. N08020 Stainless Steel
EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08020 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 15 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 210 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 610 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 270 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1160 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 38 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 92 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 | |
| 83 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 180 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 32.5 to 37.5 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 10.5 to 21.2 | |
| 29.9 to 44 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 42 to 46 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |