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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4849 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
32.5 to 37.5
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
1.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030