SAE-AISI S2 Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

SAE-AISI S2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel 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 SAE-AISI S2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.

SAE-AISI S2 (T41902) Shock-Resisting Steel EN 1.4889 (GX40NiCrNb45-35) Casting Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		670 to 1940
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.6
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		49
Embodied Water, L/kg		280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.4 to 0.55
Carbon (C), %		0.35 to 0.45

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		32.5 to 37.5

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		96 to 98.1
Iron (Fe), %		10.5 to 21.2

Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		1.0 to 1.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		42 to 46

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		1.5 to 2.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0.9 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), %		1.5 to 2.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), %		0