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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32304 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, % 28
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
32.5 to 37.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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