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N12160 Nickel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 9

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 9 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 ASTM A356 grade 9.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
3.6
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
1.0 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
95.2 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.6
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35