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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 51
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 550
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 910
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 310
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 2070
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
32.5 to 37.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030