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N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.0038 Steel

N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0038 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
140 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
240 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
72 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 27 to 33
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
97.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 44.4
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0