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EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4877 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
37
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
26 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 14 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 11.4 to 23.6
36.4 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0