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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EN 1.8831 Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8831 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.8831 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
480

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
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
96.6 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1