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N12160 Nickel vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
430 to 610
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
550 to 840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
890 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1270 to 2770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
78.2 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
1.3 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
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