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N12160 Nickel vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% 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 N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
8.0 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
210 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
400 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
580 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
86 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
66.5 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0