N12160 Nickel vs. EN 1.1061 Steel
N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.1061 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N12160 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1061 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
530 to 1810 |
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 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 90 | |
1.8 |
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 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
19 to 64 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
19 to 42 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
17 to 58 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.42 to 0.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 27 to 33 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.5 | |
98.1 to 99.06 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
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 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 2.4 to 3.0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0.020 to 0.035 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |