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SAE-AISI 1140 Steel vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

SAE-AISI 1140 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1140 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, % 14 to 18
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 700
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 570
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 1.8
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 93
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 870
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
10.5 to 21.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030