AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel
AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 to 51 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 360 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 80 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 470 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 690 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 420 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 360 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 930 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1280 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 90 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 240 | |
| 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 440 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 67.3 to 74.9 | |
| 0 to 3.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 25 to 44.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 2.4 to 3.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |