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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 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, % 8.0 to 55
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
32.5 to 37.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030