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AISI 418 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

AISI 418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 418 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, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 680
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
90
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1830
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.6
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0