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N12160 Nickel vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
240 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 500
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1040
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
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 1.5
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