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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
15 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040