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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1078 Steel

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1078 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 SAE-AISI 1078 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
730 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
430 to 570

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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
77 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
490 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.72 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050