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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 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 410
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
55
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
32.5 to 37.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030