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N12160 Nickel vs. AISI 430F Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 430F stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 430F stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
79.2 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0