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Nickel 890 vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8879 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 nickel 890 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 47
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.14
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 23.5 to 28.5
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 17.3 to 33.9
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 40 to 45
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15