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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4961 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% 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 1.4961 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, % 39
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
32.5 to 37.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
1.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030