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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 68% 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 EN 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
32.5 to 37.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030