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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.5515 Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5515 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 EN 1.4889 cast nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
490 to 1760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 52

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
97.8 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025