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EN 1.7216 Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

EN 1.7216 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7216 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 23
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 440
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 930
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 690
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1280
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.34
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
32.5 to 37.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.4
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.6
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030